Books & the Arts / Robin Blackburn’s sweeping history of slavery and freedom in the second half of the 19th century. Manisha Sinha Robin Blackburn is undoubtedly one of the most prolific writers ...

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Scenes From a Reenactment of a Slave Uprising Earlier this year, a group of organizers led by a daring performance artist donned 19th-century clothes and recreated the 1811 revolt ...

The "Circle of Chains" memorial by Steven Whyte, powerfully honors the enslaved individuals who contributed to the state's ...

A volunteer searching the archives of the American Baptist in Massachusetts has found a nearly 180-year-old document shedding ...

By the early 19th century, slavery appeared to be mostly on its way out. The British Empire and the United States had both abolished the African slave trade in 1808.